Goals from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and a late free-kick by substitute Luke Summerfield were enough to condemn Rovers to an early exit from this season's Carling Cup competition.

Rovers played poorly in the first half, with Argyle showing the class that comes from being an established Championship side. However a re-shuffle in the second-half saw Sean O'Driscoll's side enter the game a little more - keeping more possession and distributing the ball better.

Rovers started with a 4-4-2 formation, sporting their traditional red and white hoops kicking from right to left, with Argyle attacking from the left in their traditional green.

Rovers had the first opportunity of the game, Martin Woods offloading the ball to James Hayter who passed the ball to his strike partner Heffernan. The Irishman's shot was dragged towards goal, however the Pilgrims 'keeper was able to easily claim the effort.

Plymouth retaliated in typical fashion. A fantastic cross by Norris found the unmarked head of former Manchester United striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. The young forward unleashed a looping header over the top of Neil Sullivan's crossbar.

Argyle continued their attacking pressure - the creator of the early attempt Norris - managed to forge space and unleash a shot towards Neil Sullivan. The experienced custodian was equal to the effort and Norris was left feeling that he could have perhaps done better.

Just after the 11th minute, Argyle were awarded a free-kick in a dangerous area. Peter Halmosi stood over the ball and unleashed a shot that beat the wall, however it also beat the crossbar and resulted in a goal kick.

Plymouth took the lead on the 15th minute. A fantastic run by Peter Halmosi resulted in a dangerous overlap by Lee Hodges. Hodges placed a threatening ball into the box which narrowly missed former Everton man Nick Chadwick, however fell kindly thanks to some poor defending by Rovers, to Sylvan Ebanks-Blake who made no mistake in slotting the ball past Neil Sullivan.

Ebanks-Blake continued his attacking onslaught with another attempt on goal. Slick passing amongst the Argyle players resulted in the striker left with space to forge a shot - however a late flag by the referee's assistant ended the threat.

Rovers continued to attempt to forge a goalscoring opportunity, however poor some distribution led to many attempts ended before they began, accompanied by Plymouth settling in confidence and showing why they are in the Championship.

Plymouth continued to show their class - a near attempt to increase the lead could have been converted. Norris doing well to drive into the Rovers box, however the midfielder got caught up with Ebanks-Blake and Lockwood was able to hoof the ball out for a throw in.

Rovers continued to struggle against the Championship side, where the Pilgrims outclassed Donny in most areas of the pitch - Ian Holloway's side responding well to the side's defeat to Barnsley at the weekend.

Argyle put the ball in the back of the net on the half-hour mark. A shot on goal by Ebanks-Blake landed to his strike partner Nick Chadwick. Chadwick placed the ball past Neil Sullivan as the home fans cheered. However the linesman's flag halted any celebrations from the Pilgrims faithful.

Rovers picked up the pace later in the first half. Slick passing by the midfield led to space being opened up as Wellens, Woods and Hayter tried to make their mark on the game, however service for a final product was difficult to come by.

As the opening 45-minutes died down, the tempo was picked up by Doncaster Rovers. More direct and successful passing was halted by interceptions by Argyle and possession turned over.

On the stroke of half-time, Plymouth had a free-kick on the edge of the box. Struck a fantastic shot past the wall and towards Neil Sullivan, who pulled off a top-class save to tip the ball round the post.

Half Time: Plymouth Argyle 1 Doncaster Rovers 0

Rovers made three changes to the side at half time. Mark McCammon, Gordon Greer and Mark Wilson came on in place of Paul Heffernan, Gareth Roberts and Lewis Guy.

Mark McCammon made his presence felt early in the beginning of the second period. A series of long balls now found an outlet in the tall striker, who managed to get a head to them in order to nod into the path of a team-mate.

Argyle had the first opportunity of the second half. A fantastic shot by Akos Buzsaky got the home fans on their feet, however Sullivan was equal to the shot as the 'keeper was called into action once more.

A change of formation in the second half saw a back three of Mills, Greer and Lockwood, with O'Connor and McDaid utilised as wing-backs in a five-man midfield, with Mark McCammon and James Hayter up front.

Matthew Mills brought the first effort for the Rovers in the second half 15 minutes in. The defender collected the ball in his own half and ran down the pitch before unleashing a speculative long-range shot.

Rovers continued to ride their luck in the opening spells of the second half. Buzsaky once again getting the opportunity to score, poking the ball around a beaten Neil Sullivan - the 'keeper looking behind in relief to see the ball curl past the post.

Argyle contined showing their attacking prowess, with Peter Halmosi driving towards the Rovers penalty box only to see his effort go over the crossbar.

Ian Holloway made his first substitutions on the 62nd minute. Reuben Reid and Luke Summerfield replaced Nick Chadwick and Akos Buzsaky respectively.

Despite the Argyle side starting where they left-off, there were signs of improvement from the Rovers. More effort and possession lifted the confidence of the side as Sean O'Driscoll's side looked more 'up' for the clash.

Plymouth made their third substitution on the 65th minute, Bojan Djordjic replacing the threatening Peter Halmosi.

Martin Woods then started to find his delivery boots, when one of the brightest spells by the Rovers ended in the former-Rotherham man delivering a brilliant cross into the box - the midfielder unlucky not to have a man on the end of the cross.

Minutes later, Woods had a effort on goal. The ball defended as far as the Scottish midfielder who decided to take the ball a little further before unleashing a powerful strike that was off target.

10-minutes from time, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake continued his fine form by driving once again into the box in another Argyle attack. Rovers skipper Adam Lockwood showing is solidarity in defence in stopping any threat from the former Manchester United striker.

Mark Wilson impressed in the second half, maintaining a little bit of possession in the midfield and distributing the ball a little better than what had seen a turnover of possession so much in the first half.

Sean McDaid and Martin Woods worked well to forge a goalscoring opportunity for Rovers. McDaid held the ball up well waiting for the arrival of Martin Woods, who - once receiving the ball - sliced a shot just wide of Luke McCormick's goal.

More good passing by Doncaster Rovers resulted in another bright spell of play. Great runs down the flanks led to intricate passing falling to Ritchie Wellens who, on the 85th minute, had a left-footed effort on goal.

Three minutes of stoppage time were added onto the end of the game, when Plymouth put the final nail in the coffin for Rovers. A free kick taken by Plymouth substitute Luke Summerfield directed towards the far post managed to evade everyone and snuck into the back of the net, leaving 'keeper Neil Sullivan furious in the last action of the clash, ending the Rovers' Carling Cup run.

Full Time: Plymouth Argyle 2 Doncaster Rovers 0

Argyle: Luke McCormick, Paul Connolly, Krisztian Timar, Marcel Seip, Lee Hodges, David Norris, Akos Buzsaky, Nadjim Abdou, Peter Halmosi, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Nick Chadwick

Subs: Bojan Djordjic (for Halmosi, 65), Barry Hayles, Reuben Reid (for Chadwick, 62), Gary Sawyer, Luke Summerfield (for Buzsaky,62)

Rovers: Neil Sullivan, James O' Connor, Adam Lockwood, Matthew Mills, Gareth Roberts, Lewis Guy, Martin Woods, Ritchie Wellens, Sean McDaid, Paul Heffernan, James Hayter

Subs: Ben Smith, Gordon Greer (for Paul Heffernan, 46), Paul Green, Mark Wilson (for Gareth Roberts, 45), Mark McCammon (for Lewis Guy, 45)